Figure skating c'ships postponed

Figure skating c'ships postponed

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami (R) and her figure skating coach Machiko Yamada give a press conference in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011, in the wake of the decision by the International Skating Union to postpone the world figure skating championships scheduled for later in March in Tokyo as Japan continues to deal with the aftermath of the March 11 devastating earthquake. The 16-year-old Murakami was hoping to make her debut at the worlds.

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